Analysis of Stones Roll
Rocks do so fall
Upon nature’s mall
To be seen by all
Spring, until our fall.
But in the winter’s cold
They’re not so very bold
Resting upon earth’s fold
For my eyes to truly mould.
| Scheme | AAAA BBBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111 01101 11111 101101 100101 111101 100111 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 190 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
An ode to Newfoundland's nickname, The Rock
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Written on July 13, 2022
Submitted by Kennet on July 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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